When comparing the National Education Standards for Students (NETS-S) and the National Education Standards for Teachers (NET-T), according to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), the connection is simple. The NETS-S outline the skills students of the 21st century should develop to become digital citizens and competitive members of society and the workforce. The NET-T directly aligns with the student standards, providing ways for the teachers to ensure the students reach these outcomes.
As a teacher, it will be important to not only incorporate these standards throughout the curriculum, but to raise student awareness and assist them in setting personal goals to reach them. Just as it is important to identify content standards and objectives when teaching a lesson, students should be aware of essential skills they will be developing in the process.
At the beginning of the school year, it would be helpful to survey the students, asking them to identify their believed strengths and weaknesses according to the standards. Based on the noted weaknesses, students can build goals for the school year, and together, teacher and students can plan actions to reach the goals. Throughout the year, a class blog can be used to continuously monitor and evaluate the progress being made. As students build and execute their GAME plans, both teacher and student standards will be met.
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Katie,
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of incorporating a class blog as a progress report. I decided to perform an activity much like yours at the beginning of the school year as well. I agree that it will help me as a teacher assess their needs as well as make them more aware of their own and of their classmates' needs as well.
I know that it will prove very beneficial and that your students' technological skills will increase because of it.
Thanks for sharing your ideas,
Christina